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• Franz Wagner In Return To Play Reconditioning Phase

Franz Wagner remains out for the Orlando Magic, but his recovery from a torn oblique is moving in the right direction. Wagner is now being listed as out due to "return to competition reconditioning". Wagner gave an update on Tuesday that matched that status. "Pretty much the muscle is not the issue at this point. It's more of getting back in shape, making sure that I check all of the boxes before ...2025
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• Injury Notes: Wagner, Magic, Kyrie, Sixers, Haliburton, Jackson
Magic forward Franz Wagner, who is recovering from a torn right oblique, will remain sidelined for Wednesday’s game in Milwaukee, but his injury designation will be updated to “return to competition reconditioning,” according to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link). The change in designation doesn’t necessarily mean Wagner’s return is imminent, but it [&...2025
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• NBA PER (Week 12): Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Moves Ahead Of Giannis Antetokounmpo At No. 2

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is now second in the NBA in PER as Giannis Antetokounmpo has fallen below 30.0 for the first time this season. Domantas Sabonis has moved into the top-10. NBA PER (Week 12):1. Nikola Jokic: 32.12. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 29.83. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 29.64. Karl-Anthony Towns: 26.85. Mark Williams: 26.46. Anthony Davis: 26.47. Victor Wembanyama: 25.08. Luka Doncic: 26.49. ...2025
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• The Magic should go all-in at the NBA trade deadline, and there is 1 perfect target

Mike Watters-Imagn Images With an awesome team already and nearly all their own assets available to upgrade it, the Orlando Magic are ready to win now. The Orlando Magic should be on the cusp of something special. Before his oblique injury, Paolo Banchero looked like the next thing. And then before his own oblique injury, Franz Wagner looked like the next-next thing. Jalen Suggs might be t...2025
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• Magic's Franz Wagner says his brother's injury was tougher on him than his own

Moe Wagner, Franz's Orlando teammate, tore his ACL on Dec. 21...2025
• NBA PER (Week 11): Nikola Jokic Extends Lead Over Giannis Antetokounmpo

Nikola Jokic's lead in PER over Giannis Antetokounmpo as he's gone up from 31.5 to 31.9 while Antetokounmpo has decreased to 30.3 just ahead of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at 30.0. NBA PER (Week 11):1. Nikola Jokic: 31.92. Giannis Antetokounmpo: 30.33. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 30.04. Anthony Davis: 26.75. Mark Williams: 26.56. Karl-Anthony Towns: 26.27. Victor Wembanyama: 25.78. Luka Doncic: 24.79. Da...2025
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• Franz Wagner In Return To Play Reconditioning Phase
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• Injury Notes: Wagner, Magic, Kyrie, Sixers, Haliburton, Jackson
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• The Magic should go all-in at the NBA trade deadline, and there is 1 perfect target
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• Magic's Franz Wagner says his brother's injury was tougher on him than his own
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• 1 trade for all 30 NBA teams to fix the whole league for Christmas

Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Are all these trades legal under the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement? Yes. Will every team involved hate them? Quite possibly. The holiday season is about rebirth and renewal. It’s a moment of reflection, when we are all afforded a chance to improve ourselves in the new year. Many people vow to go to the gym more, to quit smoking, to b...2024
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• Magic's Moritz Wagner suffers season-ending ACL injury, further depleting Orlando's bench

The Magic are already without stars Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero, who both suffered oblique injuries this season....2024
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• Magic's Franz Wagner out indefinitely with torn oblique, the same injury that sidelined Paolo Banchero

Wagner will be reevaluated in four weeks, according to the team...2024
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• Franz Wagner Out Indefinitely Due To Torn Oblique

Magic forward Franz Wagner has been diagnosed with a torn right oblique and will be sidelined indefinitely, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports that Wagner will be reevaluated in four weeks. The Magic have confirmed the news (Twitter link). The injury occurred during Friday’s game in Philadelphia. It’s a brutal blow for an […]...2024
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• Recap of Fantasy Basketball Week 5: Here's What You Missed
Dan Bruno recaps last week in the NBA, including historic achievements, top performers and injury updates. Franz Wagner has been on a roll lately....2024
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The NBA Eastern Conference was supposed to be better this season. It’s not. This was supposed to be the season the NBA’s Eastern Conference grew up and joined the big leagues. The East has essentially operated like basketball’s junior varsity from the moment Michael Jordan finished pushing off Bryon Russell, but the moves made this summer indicated ...2024
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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"And then before his own oblique injury, Franz Wagner looked like the next-next thing."

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"Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner suffered a torn right oblique and will be reevaluated in four weeks."

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"Franz Wagner flirted with a triple double, ending his night with 19/10/6."

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"Scottie Barnes and Cade Cunningham were joined by Evan Mobley, Franz Wagner and Jalen Green on the NBA's All-Rookie first team."

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• The Magic should go all-in at the NBA trade deadline, and there is 1 perfect target
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• Southeast Notes: F. Wagner, Anthony, Kuzma, Walker
Injured Magic star Franz Wagner offered an encouraging update on his torn oblique, writes Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel. Wagner, who has now been sidelined for a full month, is set to be reevaluated when the team returns home after tonight’s trip to New York. “I think I’ve progressed really well,” he told reporters […]...2025
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• 1 trade for all 30 NBA teams to fix the whole league for Christmas
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• Evan Mobley is reaching his potential, and now so are the Cleveland Cavaliers

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The 6’11 big has been empowered under new head coach Kenny Atkinson, and now both he and the Cavs are thriving The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the eventual NBA Champion Boston Celtics in the 2024 Eastern Conference semifinals, 4-1, in what was largely a series where the Cavaliers never had a realistic shot of actually winning. They lost Jarrett Allen for...2024
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom
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• Jalen Suggs, Magic Agree To Five-Year, $150.5M Extension

Jalen Suggs and the Orlando Magic have agreed to a five-year, $150.5 million contract extension. Suggs, who was the No. 5 pick in the 2021 draft out of Gonzaga, joins Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley and Scottie Barnes with extensions. The Magic also previously signed Franz Wagner to an extension as the former No. 8 pick. Magic officials negotiated the new deal with Suggs' representative,...2024
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• Report: Magic Likely To Sign Jalen Suggs To Rookie-Scale Extension

According to NBA insider Evan Sidery, the Orlando Magic will likely sign Jalen Suggs to a rookie-scale extension. Suggs is viewed as a foundational piece in Orlando alongside Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. Jalen Suggs is a strong candidate to receive an extension from the Magic before the October 21 deadline. Based off the current […] The post Report: Magic Likely To Sign Jalen Suggs...2024
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• 20 Players Remain Eligible For Rookie Scale Extensions

Four players have signed rookie scale extensions so far this offseason. Raptors forward Scottie Barnes was the first domino to fall, later being joined by Magic forward Franz Wagner, Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, and Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley. All four received five-year, maximum-salary deals containing Rose rule language. [RELATED: 2024/25 NBA Contract Extension Tracker] […]...2024
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• Execs Believe Magic Are Team To Monitor To Make Notable Upgrade, Improve Shooting In Summer

According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, NBA executives believe the Orlando Magic are a team to monitor this offseason to make a notable upgrade and improve their shooting. The Magic could potentially have $50-60 million in cap space this summer. “With Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, and Jalen Suggs on rookie-scale contracts and Wendell Carter on a team-friendly deal...2024
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• Magic star forward Franz Wagner out indefinitely after suffering torn oblique muscle

Wagner is averaging a career-high 24.4 points through 25 games....2024
• Cameron Johnson scores 25 points, but Nets drop second straight with 102-98 loss to Magic

Franz Wagner had 20 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and two blocks, and the Orlando Magic claimed their sixth straight win, and second in three days over the Nets, with a 100-92 victory against Brooklyn on Sunday....2024
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• De’Aaron Fox, Franz Wagner Named Players Of The Week

Kings guard De’Aaron Fox has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week, while Magic forward Franz Wagner has won the award for the East, the NBA announced on Monday (via Twitter). Although Sacramento only went 2-2 during the week of November 11-17, Fox had a phenomenal four games individually, averaging 40.5 points, 4.5 […]...2024
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• Evan Mobley is reaching his potential, and now so are the Cleveland Cavaliers
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom
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• Jalen Suggs, Magic Agree To Five-Year, $150.5M Extension
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• Jonathan Kuminga Looking For Max Extension From Warriors

In the latest episode of Yahoo Sports' No Cap Room podcast, Jake Fischer reported on the Golden State Warriors plans with Lauri Markkanen off the trade market. With their young players still in the fold, the Warriors are expected to turn towards potentially extending Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody. A rookie scale extension for Kuminga may not be cheap for Golden State. Fischer reported that Kumi...2024
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• Olympics’ 8 men’s basketball teams still standing, ranked by gold medal chances

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Let’s rank the eight teams left in the Olympics’ men’s basketball tournament by their gold medal chances. The men’s basketball tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics is on its way to crowning a champion. A 12-team field has been trimmed to just eight teams after the group stage, and now it’s time for a single-elimination knockout tournament until one tea...2024
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• East Notes: Magic, Raptors, Bulls, Zach LaVine

Magic The Magic overcame Devin Booker‘s 44 points in stopping the Suns on Sunday, holding Phoenix to just four points over the final 10 minutes of a 113-98 win. Orlando did it by going big — and throwing out a lineup that featured 6-foot-10 Paolo Banchero, 6-10 Franz Wagner, 6-11 Moritz Wagner and 6-11 Jonathan […] The post East Notes: Magic, Raptors, Bulls, Zach LaVine appeared ...2024
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• The Magic should go all-in at the NBA trade deadline, and there is 1 perfect target
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• Karl-Anthony Towns literally rolled his eyes, clapped back at Mo Wagner in Knicks-Magic

KAT is fed up. The New York Knicks are laying the absolute smackdown on the Orlando Magic in the final night of NBA Cup group play on Tuesday, and no one is having a better time than Karl-Anthony Towns. Towns put up another 20-10 game to power the Knicks’ offense, showing his full scoring arsenal by splashing threes and hitting tough shots inside the arc. Towns has had several memorable moments in...2024
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom
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• The Magic recreated LeBron and Dwyane Wade’s most iconic dunk

Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony were in elementary school when D. Wade and LeBron connected on their iconic alley-oop. They dared to recreate it against the Wizards. The Orlando Magic have won eight straight games and are currently the second seed in the Eastern Conference, and they’re having so much fun. With a group that’s led by young stars such as Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner (among the top f...2023
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season

Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their championship chances for the 2023-2024 season. The NBA always feels like it’s at its best when there’s an elite tier of contenders. After two blockbuster trades to close the summer, it finally feels like that’s the case as the league enters the 2023-2024 season. The Bucks have added Damian Lillard to fix a struggling halfcourt offense in the playoffs. The ...2023
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• Final 4 teams in the FIBA World Cup, ranked by likelihood of winning title

Photo by Ariana Saigh/Getty Images Let’s rank the last four teams standing in the FIBA World Cup by their chances of winning it all. The 2023 men’s FIBA World Cup started with 32 teams from around the globe all competing to prove it had the best basketball country on Earth. After two rounds of group play and the start of the knockout rounds in the quarterfinals, there are now only four tea...2023
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• Paolo Banchero playing center is Team USA’s secret weapon in FIBA World Cup

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images Without many true centers on USA’s roster, Banchero has been shoehorned in despite playing very little center in his NBA career so far One of my favorite aspects of FIBA play is getting to see familiar faces in unfamiliar roles. My favorite case of this among Team USA is Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero playing much of his time at the cent...2023
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• NBA offseason grades for every team after free agency, trades, and draft
Let’s give out offseason grades for every team in the NBA. The biggest fireworks of the NBA offseason are still to come. Damian Lillard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers only 24 hours into free agency, but there has been no real momentum on his desired deal to the Miami Heat. James Harden has also asked out from the Philadelphia 76ers, but the team is resolved to keep him unless th...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Updated projection with big changes less than 2 weeks from draft
Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images There are some big changes in our latest mock draft. It’s almost jarring how fast the NBA Draft sneaks up on the league calendar even if you’re the type of person who spends the whole year preparing for it (guilty). Once the NBA Finals end, it’s a sprint to the draft with rumors and smoke screens bubbling up in equal measure until the big night finally ar...2023
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• Early dunk of the season goes to… Franz Wagner? Yes. Yes it does.

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• Franz Wagner makes strong pitch to Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Warriors
Potential Top-10 pick Franz Wagner believes Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and the Golden State Warriors will benefit by selecting him in the 2021 NBA Draft. According to Wagner, the Warriors could really use his “versatility” around the great shooting of the Splash Bros. “I would fit in really well [with the Warriors], obviously they have […] The post Franz Wagner makes stro...2021
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• Barnes, Cunningham headline All-Rookie 1st team

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• REPORT: Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley headline fresh released All-Rookie teams
The NBA has just announced this season’s All-Rookie teams and as expected, the duo of Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley have headlined the five-man roster of the first team. This report comes via Shams Charania of The Athletic: 2021-22 NBA All-Rookie teams: First team: Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Franz Wagner Second […] The post REPORT: Scottie Barnes, Evan ...2022
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• NBA Scores: The Mavs continue to fall after Kyrie Irving trade
Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Plus: Mavs lose second straight to Hornets despite Luka being one of three across NBA to score 40+ on night Less than two weeks remain in the NBA’s 2022-23 regular season, and the standings battles keep heating up; here’s what to look for down the stretch. Who gets top spot in the East? No. 2 Boston is currently 1.5 games back of No. 1 Milwaukee, and the t...2023
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• Unbeaten Germany tops Serbia for 1st WCup gold

Dennis Schroder scored 28 points, Franz Wagner added 19 and Germany capped off an unbeaten run through the World Cup by holding off Serbia 83-77 in the final on Sunday night....2023
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• Victor Wembanyama NBA Draft lottery destinations, ranked by how fun they would be
Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images What’s the best landing spot for Victor Wembanyama in the NBA Draft lottery? Let’s rank all 14 teams. At minimum, Victor Wembanyama is the best prospect to enter the NBA Draft since LeBron James in 2003. In reality, there’s the case to be made that Wembanyama is the greatest prospect in the history of the sport: no one has ever been this tall (repo...2023
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• 3 reasons Franz Wagner will win Rookie of the Year over Evan Mobley, Cade Cunningham
When the Orlando Magic traded Nikola Vucevic for multiple draft assets, little did they expect to have an incredible player already in just his rookie season. The own pick of the Magic was Gonzaga’s Jalen Suggs, but it is the Bulls pick that was traded to Orlando that they used to select Franz Wagner. Surprisingly, […] The post 3 reasons Franz Wagner will win Rookie of the Year over Ev...2022
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• Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Grayson Allen, Franz Wagner make the list

Which fantasy basketball players on the rise? Whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it all out for you in his weekly look around the NBA....2024
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• Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Bogdan Bogdanovic, Franz Wagner make the list

Who are the fantasy basketball players on the rise? Whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it all out for you in his weekly look around the NBA....2023
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• Franz Wagner In Return To Play Reconditioning Phase
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• Karl-Anthony Towns literally rolled his eyes, clapped back at Mo Wagner in Knicks-Magic
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom
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• Southeast Notes: Magic, Adebayo, Ware, Lambert
After tearing down the iteration of the Magic that featured the likes of Nikola Vucevic and Aaron Gordon, Orlando is finally where it wants to be in the league’s hierarchy, Keith Smith of Spotrac writes. Headlined by Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs, the Magic made the playoffs as the No. 5 seed. And […]...2024
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• Magic Notes: F. Wagner, Carter, Banchero, FA Targets
Magic forward Franz Wagner, who has missed the past two games with a sprained right ankle, returned to action on Friday in Philadelphia in a matchup with major playoff implications (Twitter link via the team). Wagner is a critical piece for Orlando, averaging 19.6 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 3.8 APG and 1.0 SPG through 70 games […]...2024
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• Franz Wagner To Return Sunday For Magic
After missing the past eight games — and most of a ninth — with a right ankle sprain, third-year forward Franz Wagner is returning to the Magic‘s starting lineup on Sunday vs. Miami, per Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel (Twitter link). The team confirmed the news (via Twitter). In addition to having Wagner back, […]...2024
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• Lakers' six-game winning streak ends in late collapse to Orlando Magic

Franz Wagner hits a go-ahead three-pointer with three seconds left and Anthony Davis misses a shot at the buzzer in the Lakers' 119-118 loss to Orlando....2024
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• The Warriors need bold trade with locker room dysfunction, season on the brink

Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Steve Kerr has lost the Warriors’ young veterans The Golden State Warriors are sinking fast, and the franchise’s dynasty suddenly appears to be on its last legs. Golden State lost to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday after blowing an 18-point lead in the final seven minutes, capped by an absolutely incredible Nikola Jokic three-point heave at the buzzer. The lo...2024
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season
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• Final 4 teams in the FIBA World Cup, ranked by likelihood of winning title
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• The 6 worst NBA free agent signings of the summer
Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Not every free agent deal can be a winner for teams. NBA free agency is supposed to be a time of hope and optimism. Even adding a couple decent role players to a team that continues driving down a dead-end road is something to get a little bit excited about, hypothetically speaking. Save the disdain for your team’s first four-game losing streak. It’s all p...2023
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• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s grade every team’s haul in the 2023 NBA Draft. The immediate aftermath of the NBA Draft can be difficult to wrap your head around. Following the draft is a slow burn that builds up over 12 months until the day finally arrives. Suddenly, trades rearrange the order and players get sent to new teams all over the course of one night. The 202...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Latest projection with perfect picks for every selection
Photo by Christian Bonin/NBAE via Getty Images Here’s our latest NBA mock draft. There are a few things we know for sure about the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama is going No. 1 overall to the San Antonio Spurs. The New Orleans Pelicans want G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson, but they would have to trade into the top-three to get him. Damian Lillard would probably like the Port...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Updated projection with big changes less than 2 weeks from draft
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